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MASSAGE ACTIONS
Feels like the fingers and thumbs of two
hands squeezing in unison as they
carefully work their way upwards to loosen
stiffness.
Recommended for the area of the neck
and shoulders.
Knead
Compression
Applies fluent alternating strokes to the
left and right sides as if drawing
stiffness to the outside.
Recommended for relaxation of the
whole body.
Feels like a two palms gliding over the
skin as they rhythmically knead the
muscles beneath.
Recommended for loosening up large
areas of the back.
Swedish
Hawaiian
Feels like two hands moving rhythmically in
a circular pattern to relax and refresh the
back.
Recommended for relieving tension in the
lower back.
Tap
Feels like the edges of two hands
rhythmically tapping to penetrate into the
body and relax muscles. Recommended
for use on the fine muscles of the neck or
as a finishing massage.
Soft Shiatsu
Feels a pair of thumbs carefully alternating
between the right and left sides as they
zero in on their target.
Recommended for loosening up knots of
tension.
Regional Roll
You can feel it travel up and down working
on 4 in. (10 cm) localized areas of the
back.
Recommended for focused rolling out of
back muscles.
Full Roll
From lower back to neck, you can feel it
move 27 in. (67.5 cm) up and down the
whole of the upper body.
Recommended for overall stretching of the
back muscles.